neppailla
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]neppailla
- Synonym of nepata
- (informal) to tinker, fiddle with (especially something seen as pointless or worthless)
Conjugation
[edit]Inflection of neppailla (Kotus type 67/tulla, no gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | neppailen | en neppaile | 1st sing. | olen neppaillut | en ole neppaillut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | neppailet | et neppaile | 2nd sing. | olet neppaillut | et ole neppaillut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | neppailee | ei neppaile | 3rd sing. | on neppaillut | ei ole neppaillut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | neppailemme | emme neppaile | 1st plur. | olemme neppailleet | emme ole neppailleet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | neppailette | ette neppaile | 2nd plur. | olette neppailleet | ette ole neppailleet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | neppailevat | eivät neppaile | 3rd plur. | ovat neppailleet | eivät ole neppailleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | neppaillaan | ei neppailla | passive | on neppailtu | ei ole neppailtu | ||||||||||||||||
past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | neppailin | en neppaillut | 1st sing. | olin neppaillut | en ollut neppaillut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | neppailit | et neppaillut | 2nd sing. | olit neppaillut | et ollut neppaillut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | neppaili | ei neppaillut | 3rd sing. | oli neppaillut | ei ollut neppaillut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | neppailimme | emme neppailleet | 1st plur. | olimme neppailleet | emme olleet neppailleet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | neppailitte | ette neppailleet | 2nd plur. | olitte neppailleet | ette olleet neppailleet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | neppailivat | eivät neppailleet | 3rd plur. | olivat neppailleet | eivät olleet neppailleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | neppailtiin | ei neppailtu | passive | oli neppailtu | ei ollut neppailtu | ||||||||||||||||
conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | neppailisin | en neppailisi | 1st sing. | olisin neppaillut | en olisi neppaillut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | neppailisit | et neppailisi | 2nd sing. | olisit neppaillut | et olisi neppaillut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | neppailisi | ei neppailisi | 3rd sing. | olisi neppaillut | ei olisi neppaillut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | neppailisimme | emme neppailisi | 1st plur. | olisimme neppailleet | emme olisi neppailleet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | neppailisitte | ette neppailisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte neppailleet | ette olisi neppailleet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | neppailisivat | eivät neppailisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat neppailleet | eivät olisi neppailleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | neppailtaisiin | ei neppailtaisi | passive | olisi neppailtu | ei olisi neppailtu | ||||||||||||||||
imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | neppaile | älä neppaile | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | neppailkoon | älköön neppailko | 3rd sing. | olkoon neppaillut | älköön olko neppaillut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | neppailkaamme | älkäämme neppailko | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | neppailkaa | älkää neppailko | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | neppailkoot | älkööt neppailko | 3rd plur. | olkoot neppailleet | älkööt olko neppailleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | neppailtakoon | älköön neppailtako | passive | olkoon neppailtu | älköön olko neppailtu | ||||||||||||||||
potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
1st sing. | neppaillen | en neppaille | 1st sing. | lienen neppaillut | en liene neppaillut | ||||||||||||||||
2nd sing. | neppaillet | et neppaille | 2nd sing. | lienet neppaillut | et liene neppaillut | ||||||||||||||||
3rd sing. | neppaillee | ei neppaille | 3rd sing. | lienee neppaillut | ei liene neppaillut | ||||||||||||||||
1st plur. | neppaillemme | emme neppaille | 1st plur. | lienemme neppailleet | emme liene neppailleet | ||||||||||||||||
2nd plur. | neppaillette | ette neppaille | 2nd plur. | lienette neppailleet | ette liene neppailleet | ||||||||||||||||
3rd plur. | neppaillevat | eivät neppaille | 3rd plur. | lienevät neppailleet | eivät liene neppailleet | ||||||||||||||||
passive | neppailtaneen | ei neppailtane | passive | lienee neppailtu | ei liene neppailtu | ||||||||||||||||
Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
1st | neppailla | present | neppaileva | neppailtava | |||||||||||||||||
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past | neppaillut | neppailtu | |||||||||||||||||
2nd | inessive2 | neppaillessa | neppailtaessa | agent4 | neppailema | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | neppailematon | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | neppaillen | — | 1) Used only with a possessive suffix.
2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). | ||||||||||||||||||
3rd | inessive | neppailemassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
elative | neppailemasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
illative | neppailemaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
adessive | neppailemalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
abessive | neppailematta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
instructive | neppaileman | neppailtaman | |||||||||||||||||||
4th3 | verbal noun | neppaileminen | |||||||||||||||||||
5th1 |
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Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “neppailla”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03